Engagement Canceled: I Can Extract Prefixes-Chapter 239 - 238: 1 [Decayed] Entry

The painting was completed, and in his contemplation, Shen Han glanced at the broken log under Shen Ye’s feet.

A [decayed] entry was subsequently thrown onto that log.

In an instant, the log snapped with a sound.

Unexpectedly by all, the log under the feet of the proud Shen Ye broke!

Among the crowd, the faces of Madam Shen and others, who were always smiling, instantly turned grim.

Shen Ye, amidst the waterfall, did not fall but lightly leaped onto the log of his companion.

This scene sparked an uproar at the venue.

The tutors from other academies began to demand an explanation from Mountain Sea Academy.

Isn’t this against the rules?

The tutors of Mountain Sea Academy were also a bit embarrassed.

To be fair, this indeed violated the rules...

But before they could speak, Luo Zuchen stood out.

"How is this considered a violation?

In a duel outside, if a log breaks, can you not find another one?"

Luo Zuchen’s words were obviously just sophistry.

"Then why wasn’t it stated in advance? If informed early, would the other students fall?"

Facing the doubts, Luo Zuchen directly cast a threatening glance.

"Stated in advance? Didn’t you know to ask in advance?

Those students who fell, without strength enough to step onto another log, who can they blame?"

His glance clearly signaled that he would hold a grudge.

Dean Tianyi originally wanted to confront him with a few words, but considering the many students behind him, he held back.

Seeing this, Shen Han also understood, Mountain Sea Academy was playing foul.

If he caused Shen Ye’s log to break again, he would just step onto another one.

Just before an hour, the second round of the competition finally ended.

After Shen Ye’s maneuver, no one fell afterward.

If unstable, they would jump to another log to find balance.

This competition had completely changed flavor.

The crowd of onlookers was whispering to each other.

Most felt that this was playing favorites with Shen Ye; there was an issue here, and Mountain Sea Academy acted inappropriately.

But there were still some loyalists, making excuses for Shen Ye in their words.

The second round of competition, amidst some controversy, still ended.

Shen Han looked to his side; four from Tianyi Academy had stepped into the second round, but one fell from the log in the second round.

Looking at it like this, it was still acceptable.

Yet, after examining the paintings, it became clear that this second round was actually more likely to eliminate people.

Quite a few students’ paintings had many ink stains.

Some even had water splattered on them, making the whole painting somewhat dirty.

After this review, besides the many students left from Mountain Sea Academy, other academies had lost more than half.

Tianyi Academy was left with only two people, Yu Jing and Shen Han.

A slightly better piece of news was that Hongtai Academy also only had two remaining.

Finally ranking above Hongtai Academy, at least their reputation was still intact.

After the judgment results came out, Mountain Sea Academy also presented the students’ paintings for attendees to evaluate.

Previously, due to the incident with Shen Ye, many began to question Mountain Sea Academy.

Showing the paintings was also to demonstrate that they were not cheating.

Su Jinyu hesitated for a moment, but still pulled Shi Yuezhu over to Mountain Sea Academy’s side to see Shen Ye’s painting.

Shen Ye was versed in both literature and martial arts, and calligraphy was an art he was extremely proficient in.

The painting was indeed very exquisite; the brushwork revealed high painting skills.

However, Su Jinyu, upon seeing this, appeared quite disappointed.

The painting depicted the back of a person, seemingly standing atop ten thousand mountains.

It had nothing to do with her, Su Jinyu.

Shi Yuezhu pulled her away, engaging her in a light conversation as they walked to Tianyi Academy’s side.

She glanced at the painting by Shen Han.

Though his painting skills were naturally not as good as Shen Ye’s.

It was clear that it depicted a dense forest.

And amidst the dense forest, there appeared to be a very simple house.

Shi Yuezhu knew that this painting could only be understood by herself...

...

Within the camp of Tianyi Academy, the atmosphere had slightly eased.

Everyone seemed much more relaxed.

With only two remaining from Hongtai Academy, in Yu Jing’s view, Tianyi Academy securing fourth place posed no problem.

"In the third round duel, I’ll take on Yu Shaoqing, and Shen Han will handle the other person.

Shen Han, you were able to surpass the Su Family’s pride, so I imagine your strength must be extraordinary as well.

Aim for a complete victory, to win against Hongtai Academy.

We can’t allow a randomly entered academy to suppress us in their first competition."

Shen Han nodded; he had no objections.

To be honest, this academy tournament had yet to present him with any particularly tricky challenges.

The pressures they exerted had limited impact on him.

Though he was a sword cultivator, his spiritual power was comparable to many scholar cultivators.

Moreover, he had consumed heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and the effects of those items, which strengthened the foundation and nourished the essence, were significant.

The real pressure should come from the third round of duels.

The third round of the competition was simpler.

It involved successive challenges based on the number of remaining participants.

Out of the five academies, Tianyi Academy and Hongtai Academy had the fewest people left, only two each.

The two academies would start comparing, and after defeating all opponents, they would challenge the next academy.

Counting it carefully, if Tianyi Academy wanted to come in first.

They would need to first defeat Hongtai Academy, then Qiling Academy, followed by Jade Dragon Academy.

One by one, they would have to defeat all the students who passed the second round.

Only then would they qualify to challenge Mountain Sea Academy.

Of course, now the people of Tianyi Academy only hoped to defeat Hongtai Academy.

At 5:00 PM, the sky had already started to darken.

But the competition had to continue.

According to the teachers of Mountain Sea Academy, must one always fight enemies in the daytime?

From Hongtai Academy, Yu Shaoqing stepped out.

This genius of Hongtai Academy appeared somewhat strong, seemingly possessing great strength.

Seeing this, Yu Jing wore a slightly relaxed expression and stepped forward.

Beside him, Shen Han faced another student from Hongtai Academy.

Speaking of which, Shen Han’s biggest disadvantage was his age; he had been cultivating for fewer years than the other students.

Even if his talent was somewhat weaker, with more years of cultivation, they might surpass Shen Han.

The competition commenced.

Yu Jing summoned a chain blade in his hand, wielding a surprise attack as his weapon.

With a touch of confident composure on his face.

Tianyi Academy students, at their worst, would not lose to a student from a remote academy. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The chain blade swung out, radiating a thick killing intent.

This was indeed a true-response move.

Yet this move, to Yu Shaoqing, was merely a slight gesture to unfold it.

Both hands wore tiger fingers.

Yu Shaoqing cultivated fist force, and his strength was not as simple as Yu Jing had thought.

Seeing this, Yu Jing focused a bit.

Dispelling his previous contempt, Yu Jing struck again.

A chain blade, this surprise attack weapon, is meant to catch opponents off guard.

Its blade could circle around, attacking the opponent again from an eerie angle.

Every strike radiated with a fierce air.

But even without underestimating, this move was still blocked by Yu Shaoqing, who even used the tiger fingers to grip the chain blade, restraining Yu Jing.

This scene caused almost everyone, including Dean Tianyi, to feel tense.

If Yu Jing lost...

Tianyi Academy would definitely end up in last place...